ECS Announces the K7VTA3 V3.X Mainboard with VIA KT333 Chipset

ECS has pleasure in announcing the release of the K7VTA3 mainboard, revision 3.1, with the VIA KT333 chipset. It is an ATX Socket A (462 pin) board that will support Athlon and Duron processors up to 200/266 MHz FSB, including all Athlon XP processors. The board comes with the high performance VIA KT333 chipset that comprises a VIA KT333 North Bridge and VT8233A South Bridge. It provides AC97 Audio Codec and AGP 4x support. Realtek LAN (8100B) and Promise IDE RAID (RAID 0,1) are optional features, as is USB 2.0 support. Users seeking large memory capacity should be satisfied with the board!|s 3 DIMM sockets that accommodate up to 3GB of DDR SDRAM (DDR333). For expansion options, the K7VTA3 (3.x) provides 5 PCI slots, an AGP slot and CNR slot.

There are 2 USB ports, an EPP/ECP parallel port and two 16550 high-speed serial I/O ports, as well as an optional LAN connector. A range of audio ports is supplied, comprising line-in, line-out, microphone-in, CD-in and game port.. Two PCI IDE interfaces support 4 IDE devices (PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, ATA 66/100). There are also PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. Provision of two independent ATA channels to support another 4 IDE devices is optional.

The K7VTA3 (3.x) also comes with our popular LAN/modem wake-up (wakens the system if there is an incoming fax, voice mail message or data transfer request), Keyboard Power On, Suspend-to-RAM features and hardware monitoring functions.

This board is an excellent choice for any high-end PC, whether for gaming, office or DIY systems. It has been specially designed for users who want state-of-the-art technology at an affordable price. Try it today!